CDC anti-smoking campaign takes aim at menthol cigarettes
By Mira Cheng, CNN (CNN) — Tammy W. couldn’t breathe. She was on her daily 10-mile run when she felt a sudden constricting sensation in her…
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McDonald’s franchisee agrees to pay $4.4M after manager sexually assaulted teen
By MARK SCOLFORO Associated Press A franchisee of fast food giant McDonald’s has agreed to pay a teenage girl $4.4 million to settle her lawsuit…
Continue ReadingBorder bill supporters combat misleading claims that it would let in more migrants
By MARY CLARE JALONICK Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — A provision of border security legislation that would give the U.S. a new authority to…
Continue ReadingU.S. Biathlon orders audit of athlete welfare and safety following AP report on sexual harassment
By MARTHA BELLISLE Associated Press The U.S. Biathlon board of directors will hire an auditor to review “athlete wellness practices and team…
Continue Reading4 bus and taxi drivers shot to death in violent southern Mexico city
MEXICO CITY (AP) — Four bus and taxi drivers are dead following apparently coordinated attacks by gunmen in the city of Chilpancingo, the capital…
Continue ReadingThe Grateful Dead make Billboard chart history despite disbanding in 1995
By MARK KENNEDY AP Entertainment Writer NEW YORK (AP) — A day after Taylor Swift made music history at the Grammy Awards, a band formed long before…
Continue ReadingBob Beckwith, 9/11 rescuer who stood next to President George W. Bush atop debris, dies at 91
WCBS By Holly Yan and Andy Rose, CNN (CNN) — Bob Beckwith, the former New York City firefighter who famously stood alongside President George…
Continue ReadingCLIMATE GLIMPSE: Fires in Chile, California rains and Spain drought spread pain of weather extremes
Associated Press Camila Lange, who is 7-months-pregnant, on Monday sat with her husband and dog in what used to be their home in Vina del Mar, Chile.…
Continue ReadingCanadian police apologize to woman for taking 6 years to bring charges in sexual assault investigation involving hockey stars
By Paula Newton, Lindsay Isaac and Jason Hanna, CNN (CNN) — New information uncovered during a reopened investigation led to sexual assault…
Continue ReadingUS corrects earlier claim and confirms it did not give Iraq advance notice of Friday’s strikes
By Haley Britzky, Natasha Bertrand and Jennifer Hansler, CNN (CNN) — US officials said Monday that Iraq was not notified ahead of a series of…
Continue ReadingTrent Alexander-Arnold: A ‘normal lad’ doing extraordinary things
By Zayn Nabbi and Darren Lewis, CNN (CNN) — Walk around the corner from Liverpool’s famed Anfield stadium, and you’ll find one of the…
Continue ReadingGordon Brown Fast Facts
CNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here’s a look at the life of former British Prime Minister Gordon Brown. Personal Birth date: February 20,…
Continue ReadingPennsylvania Capitol protest against state investing in Israel bonds ends with arrests
By MARK SCOLFORO Associated Press HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Police took into custody more than 100 people protesting the Pennsylvania state…
Continue ReadingHospitalization delays start of ex-Illinois state senator’s federal fraud trail
By JOHN O’CONNOR AP Political Writer SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — The federal wire fraud and money laundering trial against William “Sam”…
Continue ReadingDial it up to Category 6? As warming stokes storms, some want a bigger hurricane category
By SETH BORENSTEIN AP Science Writer A handful of super powerful tropical storms in the last decade and the prospect of more to come has a couple of…
Continue Reading¿Por qué los tardígrados son tan indestructibles? Los científicos creen haber encontrado una respuesta que podría beneficiar al ser humano
Luis Ernesto Quintana Barney (CNN) — Los tardígrados, también conocidos como osos de agua, suelen sobrevivir en algunos de los entornos más…
Continue ReadingAmigas de la denunciante de Dani Alves recuerdan sus palabras en el primer día de juicio: “Si lo denuncio, se van a pensar que lo hago por dinero”
macamilarincon (CNN Español) –– La primera jornada de juicio contra Dani Alves en la Audiencia Provincial de Barcelona se ha alargado algo más…
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Bend Nordic skier Neve Gerard talks about her experience at 2024 Youth Olympic Games in South Korea
BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — Neve Gerard, a Mt. Bachelor Sports Education Foundation full-time competitive Nordic skier and Bend High senior, has much to…
Continue ReadingFootball coach’s murder case gets national attention, suspected shooter identified
By Carolina Estrada Click here for updates on this story SACRAMENTO, California (KCRA) — Sacramento police have…
Continue ReadingStill love your landline? Phone service providers are getting closer to phasing it out
By Samantha Murphy Kelly, CNN (CNN) — More people who are still using telephone landlines will soon need to decide if they want to finally hang…
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